So the Doctor went to the crocodile and told him he must go back to his circus. But he cried so much, and begged so hard to be allowed to stay, that the Doctor hadn’t the heart to turn him out.
We are getting poorer every day
So they decided that Chee-Chee, was to do the cooking; the dog was to clean the floors; the duck was to dust and make the beds; the owl, Too-Too, was to keep the accounts
His sister did not like all these animals and said they made the house untidy
his favorite pets were Dab-Dab the duck, Jip the dog, Gub-Gub the baby pig, Polynesia the parrot, and the owl Too-Too.
His sister, Sarah Dolittle, was housekeeper for him;
Truly, I saw a lot in my life-time!”